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Ruth Healey

(She/Her)

Professor

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

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    Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
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BIOGRAPHY

Ruth Healey is a Professor of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and a lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Chester, UK.  She is one of the Course Leaders for the BA/BSc Geography course and the Pathway Leader for the Human Geography pathway.  She works with colleagues in Geography & Environment to organise, manage, develop and promote the course and pathway.

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
    University of Chester, Chester, United KingdomJan 2023
  • University Innovation Fellow
    University of Chester, Chester, United KingdomJan 2023
  • Associate Professor in Pedagogy in Higher Education
    University of Chester, Chester, United KingdomAug 2018 - Dec 2022
  • Senior Lecturer in Human Geography
    University of Chester, Chester, United KingdomAug 2012 - Jul 2018
  • Lecturer in Human Geography
    University of Chester, United KingdomFeb 2009 - Aug 2012

DEGREES

  • MA Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom2009 - 2013
  • PhD Human Geography ‘Refuge Employment Experiences: Utilising Tamil Refugee Skills in London’
    University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom2005 - 2009
  • MA Human Geography Research
    University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom2004 - 2005
  • BSc Geography
    University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom2001 - 2004

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Senior Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association
    Staff and Educational Development Association5 Jun 2024
  • Fellow of International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
    International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning2019
  • National Teaching Fellow
    AdvanceHE2017

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
    AdvanceHE, United Kingdom2014
  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
    AdvanceHE, United Kingdom2011
  • Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
    AdvanceHE, United Kingdom2008

SCHOOL

  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences

RESEARCH & INNOVATION ROLES

  • Knowledge Exchange Management Group Member